Gossip Girl Reborn by Darlene Nunez

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Riddled with anxiety, Deborah's father immediately demanded, "Where on earth have you been? Why can't we find you? Who are you with, and why aren't you answering your phone?" Deborah was silent for a moment, causing everyone to ense up.

"What's the issue? I had a sudden stroke of inspiration and went to work in the car. I even had my phone. on silent mode. I do this all the time. Didn't they say they didn't need me there?" she answered in a baffled tone.

Recalling that such behavior was typical of her indeed, the Carneys heaved a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Come home. Something has come up. By the way, have you seen Damien?" "No. What's going on?"

The Carneys did not know what to say and simply replied, "We'll talk when you get back."

Once the phone call ended, they immediately turned to Ruby and Oliver and snapped "Hear that?"

Ruby and Oliver looked grith. It's too fast. Something isn't right.

"Who knows?" Ruby insisted stubbornly.

Although Oliver did not speak, he had a disbelieving look in his eyes.

"Well, I'm curious to see how you'll continue to spin lies later. I'm afraid we have to reconsider this engagement," the Carneys replied.

Given the way they've insulted our daughter, we truly have to think twice about the engagement,

At that moment, instead of Deborah returning, it was Damien.

Needless to say, his return instantly drew everyone's attention.

Their thoughts ran wild when they saw that he had changed his clothes.

trusted him, so she asked bluntly, "Didn't I ask you to attend to something? What's going on? You've been gone for quite some time and were

wore an innocent expression as he raised his recently bandaged

choice but to tend to my injury before coming back. My phone.... it got waterlogged and doesn't seem to be working anymore," he explained

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not help but leap forward and say, "What a coincidence. Well, I don't believe it. Both of you just happened to be out, and your phones just happened to malfunction. Do you and Deborah think we're

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to me? I can't believe you slept with my fiancée at our engagement party. You're

earth are you babbling about? Can anyone tell me what's going

that, even note, he still doesn't know how to restrain himself. Is he determined to disregard

burst out laughing. "So, based on this groundless speculation, you're accusing us for no good reason? In that case, you should try checking everyone's phone. If someone left early or was

it with my own eyes, Ruby piped up, refusing

a needle. Does she actually despise me so much? That toisted, ugly expression of hers is eerily similar to Mother's Not to mention that Mother is

secret

believe him a little. After all, Ruby did seem like the type who only cared about her feelings and nobody else's. Moreover, their relationship as

insistently, "What I said is true. It's the

that, Oliver immediately made up his mind. Judging by Damien's reaction, something definitely happened. And if it did, we can figure something

We'll settle this once Deborah returns," Oliver said. I don't believe they'll get out of this unscathed. Such

had he said that than a flicker of panic

with me now. I haven't completed the task Aunt Lydia asked me to do, so you need to come help me," said Damien. Damien's

he was magnanimous and thus prioritized the business

whether he was feeling guilty and wanted to settle things privately with his

felt a sense of satisfaction as he watched. Damien, who always seemed to handle things with ease in such a

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